On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 12:57:40 GMT, Rosalie B.
wrote:

"akcarlos" wrote:


RB wrote:
Just what is a blue water boat- size- sail plan- tankage- hull material- and
so on?
My wife and I want to retire and do a circumnavigation just the 2 of us.
What should I look for in a boat?
Rick in St Louis

If you don't know what you need to look for, you shouldn't be going.

Autopilot if there is only the two of you

Autopilots can be installed or replaced. Wind vane steering would be
better as there's less to go wrong with it.


Two autopilots, plus one windvane with a few critical spares.
Hand-steering is great in thin water and entering/leaving harbours,
but neither necessary nor the best use of a crew's energy or attention
when passagemaking.

R.